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1 ª «µ Õß µ µ å πõ : ª Áπ ËÕß µ æ åõ π * àõ µ µ å π À Õ Ë ªï.» ªìπµâπ µ Èß µà ªπ â âπæ ª»π È π π π µâ Õßª» àπ ø Õ, Õ, ª È, À ÿ π,, π «, Õ π, π«øõ å π µâõßµ ªìπ Õß Èπ Õß ªπ µàõ «Ω Ëß» â â Õ Ÿà π À ÿ π Õ ß ƒ â ÿ â π µ «πõõ ß Àπ Õ Õßª» π «Õ ß ƒ ªìπ «µà ßª» à«π À à Ë â â µ Èß Õ Ÿà Ëπ Ë π ß.» ß Õ ªìπ Èπ ÿ Õß ÿ Õ π à «â«à Õ ß ƒ â Õ æ µàõ µ µ å πõ Õ Ÿàπ π «à 200 ªï à«π µ æ åõ ππ Èπ â àõµ Èß Èπ ËÕªï.» ªìπ Õß æ å æ ß Ë â «µ «π π ªìπ ß à «ªí ÿ π ª 40,000 π ªìπ µ æ å Ë À à Ë ÿ Õß π «π ÈºŸâπ æπ å à «ß «ªìπ Õß µ æ åõ π π ßªí ÿ π µ Õ π Ωñ Õ Õß æ åª â π π µà ßÊ ß µ µ å «Èß Ÿ ºŸâªÉ«µ «ËÕ ŸàπÕ ª π ÿ æ â«ëß ß ß ªìπªí À Ë â «ß µ µ å ÕßÕ Õ Ÿà π π È Õ µ æ åõ π ª «µ µ µ å «µ æ å Ààßª» 2551; 53( ºπ«1): 7S-13S * Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA 7S

2 History of Psychiatry in America : An American Psychiatric Association Perspective * ª «µ Õß µ µ å πõ : ª Áπ ËÕß µ æ åõ π Abstract Psychiatry in the United States began with the colonization process initiated in the 1500s by Spain which discovered and colonized most of the southern parts of the United States; that is, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. Subsequently, France had its presence in Louisiana for quite a few years. Later on, however, England also conquered parts of the United States, particularly in the Northeast section of this nation. Eventually, however, the English population dominated the whole country and in the civil world of the late 1700s ended by dominating the entire country; thus the English influence with respect to psychiatry has now prevailed in this country for over 200 years. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) was founded in 1844, and it is the first medical subspecialty to become organized in what is to the APA. Currently, the APA has about 40,000 members and has become the largest psychiatric association across the world. In this article, emphasis will be made to explain and help understand the current mental health challenges and psychiatric dilemmas that currently prevail within the field of psychiatry. Key words: America, American Psychiatric Association, history, psychiatry 2008; 53(Supplement 1): 7S-13S * Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA 8S «µ æ å Ààßª» ªï Ë 53 ºπ«1 ßÀ 2551

3 Introduction The American Psychiatric Association is the oldest Medical Society in the United States. It was founded in 1844 under the sponsorship of the Medical Superintenders of American Institutions for the Insane in the United States, and it was at first called The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane. A few years later, its name was changed to its current name; that is, the American Psychiatric Association. Currently, the American Psychiatric Association is the largest psychiatric association in the world, and it has almost 40,000 members. It is estimated that there are about 50,000 psychiatrists currently practicing in the United States. The first Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held on 1844, and focused on the management of the mental hospitals that existed in the United States at that time 1. Following World War II, the Annual Meetings of the American Psychiatric Association grew up considerably, and at the present time there are Annual Meetings with over 20,000 persons in attendance. It is also worthwhile to note in this regard that some of the Annual Meetings in recent years had around 7,000 psychiatrists from all over the world attending these meetings. The Annual Meetings of the American Psychiatric Association have actually become the çpremieré scientific meetings in the field of psychiatry worldwide. Since its creation, the American Psychiatric Association has had 134 Presidents; I was the President of the American Psychiatric Association in the year ; that is, I was the 132 nd President of the American Psychiatric Association. The theme of my Presidential Annual Meeting held in May 2007 in San Diego, California, was çaddressing Patient Needs: Access, Parity and Humane Careé. Each President selects every year the theme of his /her Annual Meeting and the emphasis of this meeting is based on the selected theme. The American Psychiatric Association is composed of District Branches across the country. There are District Branches that represent one given State, like, for instance, Texas which is represented by the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, a District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association. There are States, however, that are represented by several District Branches; for instance, the State of California is represented by five District Branches; they are: 1) Northern California Psychiatric Society, 2) Central California Psychiatric Society, 3) Southern California Psychiatric Society, 4) Orange County Psychiatric Society, and 5) San Diego Psychiatric Society. Some District Branches have several chapters; for instance, the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians which is the Texas District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association has four chapters. It is interesting to note that the American Psychiatric Association also has District Branches in Canada. They are: the Quebec and Eastern Canada District Branch and the Western Canada District Branch. Additionally, the American Psychiatric Association also has a District Branch that represents the psychiatrists from the Armed Forces. This District Branch is called the Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists. In terms of dues, members of the American Psychiatric Association, by and large, pay annually national/central and District Branch dues. In terms of membership, there are requirements that permit the advancement from member to fellow, to distinguished fellow, and to distinguished life fellow. 9S

4 ª «µ Õß µ µ å πõ : ª Áπ ËÕß µ æ åõ π The United States Medical Psychiatric Workforce In 1995, there were in the United States a total of 646,000 physicians 2. Of this number, there were 505,900 who were males (78.3%), and 140,100 who were females (21.7%). It is also of interest that of this number of 646,000 physicians, 153,800 or 23.8% were International Medical Graduates (IMGs). With respect to psychiatric residents who represent the future of the psychiatric profession, it is interested to note that the number of psychiatric residents in the United States has increased from 3,965 in the academic year to 5,714 in the academic year The distribution of psychiatric residents among the different psychiatric specialties also show some interesting trends; for instance, in the academic year , the distribution of psychiatric residents and fellows in the United States was as follows 3 : General Psychiatry 4, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Geriatric Psychiatry Forensic Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine (C&L) Addiction Psychiatry Psychiatry/Internal Medicine Psychiatry/Family Practice Psychiatry/Neurology General/Child/Pediatrics Psychiatric Research Total 5, The ethnic/racial composition of the psychiatric residents and fellows during the academic year is also of interest. It is as follows 3 : White/Caucasian 3, Black Asian/Pacific Islander 1, Hispanic Native American Other Total 5, The gender distribution of the psychiatric residents also denotes interest. It is as follows 3 : Male 2, Female 2, Unknown Total 5, The place of origin and/or status of the psychiatric residents who were in training in the United States in the academic year also show an interesting pattern. It is as follows 4 : % U.S. Born 52.2 Born Abroad 42.8 U.S. Citizens 80.0 Likewise, the source of medical training of the psychiatric residents who were in training in the United States in the academic year also demonstrates an interesting trend. It is as follows 3 : 10S «µ æ å Ààßª» ªï Ë 53 ºπ«1 ßÀ 2551

5 Trained in the USA 3, Trained Abroad (IMGs) 2, Unknown Total 5, A refection on the data previously described which relates to the current medical/psychiatric manpower whom nowadays practice in the United States clearly shows the role of women and international medical graduates insofar as psychiatry is concerned. The presence of international medical graduates and women psychiatrists is quite significant. This is very important since the number of ethnic minorities residing in this country is not only significant, but is rising too. In terms of the ethnic/racial origin of psychiatrists in the American Psychiatric Association, in the year 2000 the composition was as follows 3 : Ethnicity % White 70.8 Asian 13.0 Black 2.9 Hispanic 4.6 Native American 0.1 Other 8.5 Insofar as the countries of origin of the international medical graduates (IMGs) who were members of the American Psychiatric Association is concerned, in 2001 they were as follows 3 : Country Number India 1,398 USA 1,281 Philippines 512 Pakistan 341 Argentina 220 Egypt 185 South Korea 194 Cuba 178 England 156 Poland 150 Romania 145 Iran 143 Germany 134 Mexico 125 China 105 Other 2,510 Total 7,777 Without question, the number of psychiatrists trained abroad is a significant number vis-a-vis the total psychiatric manpower of the United States. Additionally, these international medical graduate psychiatrists who currently work in the public sector of the United States are very significant too. In a country like the United States, where there are currently close to 50 million persons without any type of medical insurance coverage, having psychiatrists delivery services among the poor population is very important. In 1996, the work setting of psychiatrists practicing in this country was as follows 5 : 11S

6 ª «µ Õß µ µ å πõ : ª Áπ ËÕß µ æ åõ π Setting IMGs USMGs Private Sector 58% 71% Public Sector 32% 22% Other 10% 7% In the not for profit sector, International Medical Graduates (IMGs) definitely play a major role. In 2001, a large majority of them were working in this sector. Their numbers were as follows 3 : IMGs Working in the not for Profit Sector Setting Number City, County and State Hospitals 643 Medical Schools 594 Community Mental Health Centers 588 Hospitals 373 Federal Government (V.A. & Military) 326 Nursing Homes 213 Total 2,737 This number (2,737) represented 40.3% of the total number of International Medical Graduate psychiatrists (IMGs) who were working in the United States in The Uninsurance Crisis of the United States In year 1995, there were about 41.1 million persons residing in the United States who were medically uninsured; this number increased to 42.6 million in year ; today, the number of medically uninsured persons residing in the United States is estimated to be near 50 million. At the present time, the number of medically uninsured persons in the United States affect all classes; for instance, in 1997, 16.8% of the workforce who worked full time were medically uninsured; also 24.1% of the part time workforce was also medically uninsured; finally, 26.2% of the unemployed persons of this country were also uninsured 2. In this respect there is also a clear sign of discrimination in this country; for instance, in 1997, 14.2% of the medically uninsured were native born citizens, 18.2% of the medically uninsured were naturalized citizens, 34.2% of the medically uninsured were foreign born alien, and 43.6% of the medically uninsured were illegal alien 2. With respect to the medically uninsured among the ethnic groups who reside in the United States, in 1999 the medically uninsured rates were as follows 2 : Ethnic Group % Hispanic 33.4 Black 21.2 Asian 20.8 White 11.0 Other 13.6 In this respect, children and adolescents were highly discriminated. Of the total number of children and adolescents or 72.3 million who were residing in the United States in 1999, 13.9% or about 10 million were medically uninsured 2. Additionally, the children and adolescents from certain ethnic groups were affected the most. Among Hispanic children and adolescents, 27.2% were not medically insured; among Black children and adolescents, 17.9% were not medically insured, and among Asian children and adolescents, 16.7% were not medically insured. However, the number of white children and adolescents who were not medically insured was only 8.9% 2. 12S «µ æ å Ààßª» ªï Ë 53 ºπ«1 ßÀ 2551

7 If one were to focus among poor children and adolescents who reside in the United States, this situation is even worse. Among poor Hispanic children and adolescents, 32% are medically uninsured; among poor Asian children and adolescents, 26.2% are medically uninsured 2. It is also very worthwhile to note that International Medical Graduate (IMGs) psychiatrists are playing a major role in delivering psychiatric services to the poor population of the United States, especially the ethnic and racial minority populations. Conclusion The American Psychiatric Association is the oldest medical associations in the United States, and the largest one worldwide. In recent years, the American Psychiatric Association is playing a major role not only within the boundaries of the United States, but across the world as well. Within the United States, the American Psychiatric Association is providing psychiatric care to all persons residing in this country, especially in the public sector and among the most needed population groups. Additionally, the American Psychiatric Association is deeply involved, in collaborating with other national organizations, in all educational efforts in the field of psychiatry; particularly, in the growth and development of the psychiatric manpower of this country. Moreover, the American Psychiatric Association also plays a major role in advocating for access, parity and humane care for the mentally ill patients who reside in the United States, as well as for the psychiatry profession. Finally, the American Psychiatric Association is definitely involved in the provision of psychiatric education via its Annual Meetings to psychiatrists from all over the world. Also, in the dissemination of new knowledge worldwide through its publications efforts, as well as its continuing medical education programs and activities. References 1. Sabshin M.Changing American Psychiatry: A Personal Perspective. Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Publishing; U.S. Census Bureau; American Psychiatric Association, Division of Membership Data; American Psychiatric Association, Division of Membership Data; Blanco C, Carvalho C, Olfson M, Finnerty M, Pincus HA. Practice patterns of international and U.S. graduates psychiatrists. Am J Psychiatry 1999; 156: S

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